WRM has today confirmed and announced it’s official participation in the annual International Carbon Literacy Action Day – the largest climate education-and-action training day of its kind. As a result of being part of this initiative, WRM is highlighting its dedication towards tackling climate change through education, lowering its organisational carbon emissions, and its commitment to inspiring its learners to working towards a zero-carbon future.
What is Carbon Literacy Action Day?
The fourth annual Carbon Literacy Action Day (CLAD) is the largest climate education-and-action training day, taking place on Thursday 14th November 2024 – coinciding with COP29 – the UN Conference of the Parties and largest climate event of the year.
The Carbon Literacy Action Day is The Carbon Literacy Project’s response to the annual COP conference, and is the first and largest mass training event of its kind, where learners from all walks of life, sectors, genders, ages and nations all around the world, will participate in and complete their days’ worth of Carbon Literacy training simultaneously, to become certified as Carbon Literate. As part of their training day, learners make pledges to reduce their own carbon footprints, using their developed understanding of climate change to take action in both their personal and professional lives.
Thus, as the world prepares to witness world leaders gather at COP29 to discuss, deliberate and negotiate on climate policy, Carbon Literacy learners, all over the world, will be learning, collaborating and becoming empowered to take impactful action on climate change.
What is Carbon Literacy?
Carbon Literacy® is relevant climate education for everyone, and equates to a day’s worth of learning and action on climate change. It is defined as, “An awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”
How Will WRM Be Involved in CLAD?
WRM is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Leeds NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) and several esteemed steering group members to co-develop and deliver Carbon Literacy training courses tailored for the MedTech industry and NHS patients.
These hybrid sessions, designed to align with the West Yorkshire Healthcare Partnerships Green Strategy, aim to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on population health and the importance of reducing the NHS carbon footprint. We are proud to support the NHS in achieving its net-zero carbon emissions targets by 2040 (NHS Carbon Footprint) and 2045 (NHS Carbon Footprint Plus).
Our innovative patient-focussed training sessions, co-developed and co-delivered with patient stakeholders, address the needs of diverse and often overlooked groups. By empowering patient groups, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives, we aim to foster informed decision-making and enhance understanding of sustainable healthcare practices.
Follow our activities during the CLAD celebration period as we deliver these impactful courses. Together, we can make a difference!
Partners: Pd-m, Health Innovation Network, ABHI, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Leeds, Leeds HRC, WRM, The Carbon Literacy Project.
Dave Coleman, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Carbon Literacy Project, said:
“Carbon Literacy is not about creating a future that is ‘slightly less bad than it could be’. It’s about creating a future that is secure, and inspiring, and actually better than the recent past. Carbon Literacy is a unique approach – not-for-profit, co-developed by a working group drawn from all sectors and audiences. It is scalable and adaptable, of immediate relevance as it is developed by the audiences receiving it, and tested and proven in use, by thousands of organisations, and tens of thousands of citizens, all acting in concert to deliver immediate solutions to the climate crisis, both now and in the future.”
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